Isley Brothers discography

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This is a listing of all of the singles and albums released by legendary R&B/soul family singing group The Isley Brothers. Thirteen of their singles reached the Billboard Top 40 in the US while an impressive fifty-eight singles between 1962 and 2006 registered to the Top 40 on the US R&B singles chart, six of which went to #1 on the chart. Of all the songs released, forty of them were Hot 100 hits, four were Top 10 pop hits and most impressively, the Isleys are the only group and act to have had score Hot 100 singles spanning six consecutive decades.

[edit] Singles

Ronald Isley sings lead on all listed songs, unless otherwise noted.

Here is a list of singles the Isley Brothers released that failed to reach the charts:

  • 1957: "The Cow Jumped Over the Moon"
  • 1958: "Don't Be Jealous"
  • 1958: "I Wanna Know"
  • 1958: "My Love"
  • 1959: "I'm Gonna Knock At Your Door"
  • 1959: "Respectable"
  • 1959: "The Drag"
  • 1960: "How Deep Is the Ocean"
  • 1961: "Teach Me How to Shimmy"
  • 1961: "Your Old Lady"
  • 1961: "A Fool for You"
  • 1962: "Right Now"
  • 1963: "Nobody But Me" (covered by The Human Beinz)
  • 1963: "Hold On Baby"
  • 1963: "Tango"
  • 1963: "Surf & Shout"
  • 1963: "Please, Please, Please"
  • 1964: "Who's That Lady"
  • 1964: "The Last Girl"
  • 1964: "Testify" (with Jimi Hendrix on guitar) (T-Neck)
  • 1965: "Move Over and Let Me Dance" (with Jimi Hendrix on guitar) (T-Neck)
  • 1965: "Wild as a Tiger" (T-Neck)
  • 1966: "Tell Me It's a Rumor"
  • 1966: "Love is a Wonderful Thing"
  • 1967: "That's The Way Love Is"
Year Song title US chart US R&B chart UK chart
1959 "Shout" 47 - -
1962 "Twist & Shout" 17 2 42
1962 "Twistin' With Linda" 54 - -
1962 "Shout!" (re-release) 92 - -
1966 "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)" 12 6 3
1966 "Take Some Time Out For Love" 66 - -
1966 "I Guess I'll Always Love You" 61 - 11
1967 "Got To Have You Back" 93 - -
1968 "Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While)" - 22 -
1968 "Behind A Painted Smile" - - 5
1969 "Put Yourself In My Place" - - 13
1969 "It's Your Thing 2 1 30
1969 "I Turned You On" 23 6 -
1969 "Black Berries" 79 - -
1969 "Was It Good To You?" 83 33 -
1969 "Bless Your Heart" - 29 -
1970 "Keep On Doin'" 75 17 -
1970 "If He Can, You Can" - 21 -
1970 "Girls Will Be Girls, Boys Will Be Boys" 75 21 -
1970 "Get Into Somethin'" 89 25 -
1971 "Freedom" 72 16 -
1971 "Love the One You're With" 18 3 -
1971 "Spill The Wine" 49 14 -
1971 "Lay Lady Lay" 71 29 -
1972 "Lay-Away" 54 6 -
1972 "Pop That Thang" 24 3 -
1972 "Work to Do" 51 11 -
1973 "It's Too Late" - 39 -
1973 "That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2" 6 2 14
1973 "What It Comes Down To" 55 5 25
1974 "Summer Breeze" 60 10 16
1974 "Live It Up, Pt. 1 & 2" 52 4 -
1974 "Midnight Sky" - 8 -
1975 "Fight the Power Pts. 1 & 2" (Lead Vocals: Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley) 4 1 -
1975 "For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2" 23 10 -
1976 "Who Loves You Better" 47 3 -
1976 "Harvest for the World" 63 9 10
1977 "The Pride, Pt. 1 & 2" 63 1 -
1977 "Voyage to Atlantis" - 50 -
1977 "Livin' in the Life" 40 4 -
1978 "Take Me to the Next Phase, Pt. 1 & 2" - 1 -
1978 "Groove With You" - 16 -
1979 "I Wanna Be With You" - 1 -
1979 "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" 90 27 -
1979 "Winner Takes All" - 38 -
1980 "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)" 39 1 -
1980 "Here We Go Again" - 11 -
1981 "Hurry Up and Wait" 58 17 -
1981 "Inside You" - 10 -
1981 "Who Said?" - 20 -
1982 "The Real Deal" - 14 -
1982 "It's Alright With Me" - 59 -
1982 "Welcome Into My Heart" - 45 -
1983 "All In My Lover's Eyes" - 67 -
1983 "Between The Sheets" 101 3 -
1983 "Choosey Lover" - 6 -
1985 "Colder Are My Nights" - 12 -
1986 "May I" - 42 -
1987 "Come My Way" - 71 -
1987 "Smooth Sailin' Tonight" - 3 -
1988 "I Wish" - 74 -
1989 "Spend the Night (Ce Soir)" - 3 -
1989 "You'll Never Walk Alone" - 25 -
1990 "One of a Kind" - 38 -
1992 "Whatever Turns You On" - 46 -
1992 "Sensitive Lover" - 25 -
1994 "I'm So Proud" - 66 -
1996 "Let's Lay Together" 93 24 -
1996 "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)"
(R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley and Ernie Isley)		 4 1 23
1996 "Floatin' On Your Love" 47 14 -
1997 "Tears" 55 12 -
2001 "Contagious" 19 3 -
2001 "Secret Lover" - 60 -
2003 "What Would You Do?" 49 14 -
2003 "Busted" (with JS) - 35 -
2004 "I Gotta Go Solo" (with Patti LaBelle) 89 31 -
2006 "Just Came Here to Chill" - 25 -

[edit] Albums

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